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Assistive Technology Tools for Reading

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Struggling readers may have difficulties in a variety of areas. They may be unable to decode or recognize sounds in letters or words, understand the meaning of what they have read or keep their place in a passage. Their weakness may be in the areas of visual/auditory perception, visual/auditory processing and memory. This section offers solutions to help in the area of reading.

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Tools to Help Struggling Readers

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Polk and Hardee county teachers remember, in order to receive credit you must complete the skills check in all four sections (Home, AT for Reading, AT for Writing, AT for Math):
1. Download the PowerPoints for each section
2. Download and complete the skills check in each section. (you currently are in the Reading section)
*It may be helpful to print the skills check questions as a reference before going through the PowerPoint.
3. Send ALL four completed skills check documents as attachments in one email to: lourdes.day@polk-fl.net



PowerPoint


Skills Check

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Supplemental Resources

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Wonders of Word 2007 (A guide on using Microsoft Word 2007 to create accommodated documents with universal design)


Reading Continuum


Reading Chart from the Georgia Project

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Web Site Reference and Resources

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(Press the BACK button to return to this page from the websites below)

Web Sites for Reading Strategies
http://www.fcrr.org/forTeachers.htm
http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/reading.html
http://www.gatfl.org/ldguide/read.htm
http://www.cpt.fsu.edu/ese/in/acom/needs/nslist.html>


Reading Resources
http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/resources/ese/resources.htm
www.symbolworld.org/eLive/
www.naturalreaders.com

Sofware
www.cricksoftware.com $149 (Cloze Pro)
www.donjohnston.com $18.95-$79.95 (Start to Finish Books)
www.teamvistech.com $59.95 (Phonics Companion)
www.soliloquylearning.com/ (Soliloquy)
www.donjohston.com (Boardmaker)
www.mayer-johnson.com (Writing with Symbols)
www.cricksoft.com (Clicker Five)
www.slatersoftware.com (Pix Writer)

Electronic Books
www.readprint.com
www.gutenberg.org/wiki/main_Page
http://www.kizclub.com/Sbody.html
www.storyplace.org
www.storylineonline.net
www.kidzclub.com
www.edtech-associates.com/ebooks